Confused, Man Bao went to Master Bai's house next door.
The servants of Master Bai's family knew Man Bao very well, and when they heard that she was looking for Young Master Tang, they let her in.
Man Bao ran to the front hall, but before she got there, she heard voices inside. Instead of rushing forward, she lay down by the door and looked inside.
Bai Shanbao saw her right away, he had no choice but to stand behind his grandmother, while his grandmother and Aunt Bai sat on top, facing the door.
A familiar round head protruded from the door, and it was hard for him not to notice it.
Bai Shanbao winked at her, telling her to wait, he will go find her later.
Man Bao also winked at him in reply.
The guests who came were three gorgeously dressed men, they were talking to the old lady Bai, their backs were facing Man Bao, but it was strange, one of them seemed to have sensed something, and he turned his head.
There was nothing by the door.
Man Bao squatted behind the door, held down the kitten that ran over and bumped into her, and hugged her happily.
The little girl who was chasing her did not dare to move forward, and waved at her repeatedly.
Man Bao ran over with the cat in his arms, "Miss, is this cat yours?"
"This belongs to the old lady. I was about to give it a bath, but it didn't like bathing, so it ran away. Miss Zhou, can you give it to me?"
"Oh, okay." Man Bao reluctantly gave her the cat, and the little girl saw that she really liked it, so she smiled and said, "Little lady, you can pet it again."
Looking back at the person at the door withdrew his gaze, what he didn't know was that Mrs. Liu, who was sitting at the head and talking with a smile, also retracted his gaze calmly.
Bai Shanbao didn't want to stand here and listen to the adults, mainly because what they were talking about was boring, so he took a careful look at his grandmother, seeing that she didn't pay attention, he slipped out quietly.
Mrs. Liu saw it, but said nothing.
And the guests sitting at the bottom seemed to know that Bai Shanbao went out because he was bored, so he didn't say anything.
Bai Shanbao slipped out and saw Man Bao petting the cat, and immediately ran up, "Why are you here?"
Man Bao said: "Mr. said that your grandmother was sick, so you didn't go to school because of illness, but you lied to us. Grandma Liu is obviously fine."
Bai Shanbao said: "Grandmother herself said she was ill, but my uncle sent someone to look for her, saying that there are guests at home who want to see us, so grandma recovered."
He looked around and whispered in Man Bao's ear, "I think grandma just pretended to be sick because she wanted to be lazy."
"Then why did you ask for leave?"
Bai Shanbao scratched his head, "For the truth?"
He said: "For example, if I pretend to be sick, I will first apply a hot towel to my forehead, so that my mother will feel that I have a fever when she touches it."
"..."
Man Bao stuffed the notes to him, and said: "Here, these are the notes from the morning. Sir, you not only have to copy all the notes, but also don't miss your homework. Tell me, does the husband know that Grandma Liu is pretending to be sick, so that's why I don't want to leave my homework." on purpose?"
Bai Shanbao: "..."
"Are you going back to class this afternoon?"
Bai Shanbao thought for a while, shook his head, looked at the front hall and said: "I don't know what's wrong, my grandmother seems to be very interested in the guests who came this time, and I may accompany my grandmother to the village chief's house later."
"Who are these guests?"
"It is said that the imperial court sent to count the disaster situation. If the disaster is serious, the imperial court will provide an additional subsidy. It seems to mean that everyone has it, and the subsidy is given according to the household registration."
Man Bao said with a wow, "Really, there are twenty-one people in my family."
Bai Shanbao also came back to his senses, "Yes, then your family can get a lot of subsidies."
Man Bao was ready to move, "Let me go to the village head with you, it's best to listen in."
Bai Shanbao agreed, and took her hand to go back to the front hall, but before they entered, the people in the hall came out first.
Mrs. Liu took them out and said with a smile, "My old sister is not feeling well. Since she was sent by the court, I will take you to find the village chief."
The head of the person's eyes flickered slightly, and said with a smile: "Then I would like to thank the old lady."
It was the moment of endless rest, Man Bao was full of energy and wanted to go with him.
Bai Shanbao dragged her into the living room to get a few pieces of snacks, and then ran to chase after grandmother and the others.
The two children had snacks in both hands, and whispered behind them while nibbling, "Mr. is going to tell us a story in the afternoon, are you really not going to school?"
Bai Shanbao hesitated for a moment, "I'll think about it, I have to ask my grandmother."
Man Bao nodded.
A group of people rushed to the village head's house. The three said that they were people from the imperial court, and they wanted to make disaster statistics. Qili Village was reported to be seriously affected by the disaster. That is, everyone on the household registration can receive the subsidy.
The village head had never heard of such a subsidy method, but seeing the other party wearing a fancy dress and carrying a saber, he didn't seem like a liar.
And they didn't ask him for money, did they
So the village chief asked excitedly: "Is it really compensated according to the household registration?"
"good."
"Daughter-in-law and underage doll also love?"
The other party seemed a little impatient, but still nodded, "That's right, so you lead us to go through every house, we need to check."
The village head laughed immediately, and said cheerfully, "That's easy, let's start with my statistics. By the way, do you want to see people?"
The other party pondered for a while and said, "If a person is at home, of course it is best to see him, even if it is written on the household registration, what if there is a mistake or omission?"
"Oh, my lord, I dare not say that. People in our village are very honest, and they have to pay taxes for the over-reported population. Why do we over-report?"
"So there are underreports?"
"No, no, no." The village head thought they were fools, but explained with a smile on his face: "This child can be divided into Ding Tian when he becomes a Ding, who would underreport it."
Regardless of overreporting or underreporting, it is impossible for them.
However, because the three of them wanted to watch people, the village head called the eldest son and said, "Go, tell Mr. Zhuang, ask the children in the village for half a day off, and ask the second child to call back all the people in the field, one for each family." Not less, they will be counted in a while, and this is related to subsidies."
The two sons responded and ran out.
Bai Shanbao and Man Bao looked at each other, thinking that they would not have to think about going back to class, but they still held hands and ran towards the school.
Dazhu's nephew went to ask for leave for them. The husband must gather the students and announce it. Manbao can't be absent.
When Mr. Zhuang called all the nearby children back into the school, he found a person sitting next to Man Bao. He was slightly surprised, "Bai Shan, isn't your grandmother sick?"